Office of the Historian

893.00 Manchuria/8–1949: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, August 19, 1949—4 p. m.
[Received August 20—3 a. m.]

2092. French Ambassador here states French Embassy Nanking reports that during June relations between military forces Manchuria and those North China became so acute that Mao and Manchurian commander appealed to Moscow to arrange modus vivendi. In response that appeal one Sokolikov despatched from Moscow and arranged an agreement substantially as follows:

(1)
Manchurian troops would not move south, and North China troops would not move north of the Great Wall without specific mutual agreement.
(2)
At time of establishment of Central Chinese Communist Government, in consideration of special position of Northeast China a special agreement on relations between Manchuria and central authorities will be worked out.

This Embassy has no information re Sokolikov. Please protect source this report.

Sent Department; repeated Nanking 89.

Kirk